PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Romania
Romania: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 42.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Romania, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Romania is 42.3%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Romania peaked at 90.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 2016.
That places Romania 142nd out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 90.3% | — |
| 1995 | 78.8% | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 70.2% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 68.4% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 69.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 74.4% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 55.6% | -25.3% |
| 2013 | 48.3% | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 42.3% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 48.6% | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | -20.9% |
| 2017 | 42.3% | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.5% | 78.8% | 90.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 69.3% | 68.4% | 70.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 38.4% | 74.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Romania?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Romania was 42.3% in 2017, according to Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).
- What is the highest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 2016.
- How does Romania rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Romania ranks 142nd out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), published as part of PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-3 value (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percent of population exposed to ambient concentrations of PM2.5 that exceed the World Health Organization (WHO) Interim Target 3 (IT-3) is defined as the portion of a country’s population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 15 micrograms per cubic meter. The Air Quality Guideline (AQG) of 10 micrograms per cubic meter is recommended by the WHO as the lower end of the range of concentrations over which adverse health effects due to PM2.5 exposure have been observed.